Montezuma and Bullseye caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning.
Inner sand
600m: Commander (S.S.Rathore) 39. Moved freely. 2/y/o Phelps (C.S.Jodha), Captain Smart (Chandrakant) 38. Former finished six lengths ahead.
800m: Theology (S.S.Rathore) 55, 600/40. Moved freely. Sumo (C.S.Jodha), Alkazi (rb) 53.5, 600/39. Former ended five lengths in front. 2/y/o Gerome (Zervan), Wolfgang (Kharadi) 56, 600/42. Former better. Be Cool (V.Jodha), Flashforward (Roushan) 54, 600/39.5. They moved neck and neck freely. Sophisticated (Zameer) 53, 600/39. Pressed in the last part. Machiavellianism (P.S.Chouhan) 50.5, 600/37. Pressed. Masterofthesky (Pradeep), Starlight Magic (Kavraj) 51, 600/38.5. Both were urged and ended level.
1,000m: Shivalik Hero (D.K.Ashish), Il Moran (Pasha) 1-8, 600/39. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. Bullseye (J.P.O’brien) 1-6, 800/53, 600/40. Moved impressively. Note. Indiscrete (R.K.Mahesh), Mzima (Pasha) 1-9, 600/41. They finished level freely. Supreme Minstrel (Mosin), Golden Princess (Abhishek) 1-11, 600/41. Pair level. 2/y/o’s Ancient Warrior (D.K.Ashish), Bombardier (Daniel Grant) 1-8, 600/39.5. Former was superior. Manyatta (Daniel Grant), Barringo (Pasha) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40. Former ended three lengths in front. 2/y/o Archie (B.Prakash), Zakynthos (Zervan) 1-9, 800/53.5, 600/40. Former is in good shape. 2/y/o Amistad (Zervan), Sorrento (Kharadi) 1-8, 600/40. Former pleased. Winston (J.P.O’brien) 1-8, 600/40.5. Moved well. Silver Birch (Zervan) 1-8.5, 600/40. Moved fluently. Hemisphere (J.P.O’brien), Zoltan (Kharadi) 1-7.5, 600/40.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished level.
1,200m: Amitayus (Sandesh), Octopaul (Sameer) 1-23.5, 600/40. Former finished five lengths ahead. Montezuma (J.P.O’brien), Macedonian (Kharadi) 1-19, 1,000/1-5, 800/52, 600/39. Former made up three lengths and easily finished one length ahead. Former to note. Dreams R Mine (T.S.Jodha), Lady Willingdon (Zameer) 1-25, 600/41.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Franklin (Kharadi), Catharsis (B.Prakash) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 800/52, 600/39. Former strode out well and finished six lengths ahead.
1,400m: Astapi (S.N.Chavan) 1-39, 600/39.5. Moved freely. 2/y/o’s Acclaimed (J.P.O’brien), Silver Arrow (Trevor) 1-39, 1,200/1-24, 600/43. Both moved level freely. They are in good shape.
Outer sand
800m: Capriole (V.Jodha) 50, 600/37.5. Pressed. 2/y/o Star Of Peace (T.S.Jodha) 50.5, 600/37. Urged. Nicanora (V.Jodha), Star Gazing (Roushan) 50.5, 600/37. Former was two lengths superior. Red Baron (Zameer) 49, 600/36.5. Pushed in the last part. Pound Foolish (rb), 2/y/o Grand Duke (Sandesh) 51.5, 600/39. Former was easy while the latter was pushed to end level. Bizarro (Merchant) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved attractively. Relic Hunter (Merchant) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Incentio (V.Jodha), 2/y/o My Freedom (Daniel Grant) 51.5, 600/38. Both were urged and ended level.
1,000m: Romantic Beauty (Rupesh), Shadows Of Time (Merchant) 1-7, 800/53, 600/39.5. Former was well in hand while the latter was urged to finish level.